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| Thread ID: 22407 | 2002-07-20 08:43:00 | I want to do an utterly clean Win98 install | robo (205) | Press F1 |
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| 63842 | 2002-07-21 01:33:00 | Susan, Re the graffiti remark I'm posting here to avoid it myself. Writing the FAQ made me think of variables so it wasn't a simple copy and paste because I had to take out my own variables. I also renamed the FAQ away from "Clean install", again for the variable reasons. Variables I thought of: Start with empty drive / reinstall windows on a disk containing info Size of disk Partitioned disk / Non partitioned disk Hardware - network cards, monitors, printers.... Software - Stand alone programs / programs that install system files .... Not as easy as a straight cut and paste. My own 8Gb drive is now partioned into 6GB (programs) and 2GB (data). Win98 went into D:\win98 and C: was then reformatted. Smaller disks might not work as well for this - say my daughter's 1GB drive (one partition only). I could include variables in the FAQ but it would lengthen it considerably. I wrote the instructions whilst reformatting Alan's machine with his computer knowledge in mind. I don't think I missed any steps but it would be handy if Robo used it to verify this. Ideas? Heather |
Heather P (163) | ||
| 63843 | 2002-07-21 06:29:00 | I think that you could go on forever if you want to consider all the variables, but probably the only thing you might need to add to your FAQ is what the others have said regarding including format, etc. It's an excellent guide for someone wanting to know how to do it for the first time, or needing a refresher. For people wanting to know how to partition, add network cards, reinstall software, etc there could be, and actually is in the case of networks, other FAQs to turn to. In my opinion we just really need somewhere to direct someone who has a problem that reinstalling Windows will solve, who doesn't know how to do it. Just like we do when someone wants to know how to get rid of spam. I'm still planning to do a page of links to good sites and although I know of good tutorial sites for reformatting/reinstalling, none of them have straight to the point simple instructions like you have provided. |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 63844 | 2002-07-21 07:56:00 | dosn't anyone find it strange that thy geek god robo is asking about something so simple that hes proberly done 100 times already? ?:|?:| | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 63845 | 2002-07-21 08:49:00 | I was hoping that question would answer itself eventually... | Elwin Way (229) | ||
| 63846 | 2002-07-21 12:21:00 | Hey, I have had a number of computers over the years, currently have 3 on a network and 3 misc ones floating around. That has meant A Lot of reformats for one reason or another. I have a hand written sheet telling me what to put back and where - and I use it because in 6 months or a year I can forget something vital. Handy thing - instructions. |
Heather P (163) | ||
| 63847 | 2002-07-21 12:33:00 | > dosn't anyone find it strange that thy geek god robo > is asking about something so simple that hes proberly > done 100 times already? ?:|?:| well we're talking about robo here. If it's about playing the Thunderbirds theme when you open your garage door with a Palm. We'd ask him ;) As for why he was asking in the first place. He must be having trouble trying to find worthy material for the section in PC World. So he's asking us a question hoping to get some relevant info. Because I don't think he really wants to put all this WFTW and "candy" stuff in the magazine. |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
| 63848 | 2002-07-21 22:30:00 | I don't know where I got the idea that SETUP had to run from inside Windows, maybe it is SE upgrade. Anyway, have done from Dos prompt, it asked me directory name (I had already renamed old directory to oldwin) and away I went. Thanks for not slapping me for being such a nong, I probably deserved it. This machine is driving me nuts. robo. |
robo (205) | ||
| 63849 | 2002-07-21 23:05:00 | *SLAP!* you nong just kidding...love your work :) |
Scott Bartley (836) | ||
| 63850 | 2002-07-21 23:07:00 | There, see? Sometimes its the simplist things that trip us up. |
Elwin Way (229) | ||
| 63851 | 2002-07-22 01:14:00 | >Sometimes its the simplist things that trip us up tell me about it. a simple spelling error (had too many letters) with deltree command ended up wipeing out windows hence my recent reinstall. :_| |
tweak'e (174) | ||
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